Both Uses of
deceive
in
The Age of Innocence
- No one was deceived by his pretense of professional activity.†
Chpt 14deceived = lied or misled
- But in Archer's little world no one laughed at a wife deceived, and a certain measure of contempt was attached to men who continued their philandering after marriage.†
Chpt 31 *
Definition:
to lie to or mislead someone -- occasionally to lie to oneself by denying reality